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justice. I know that threats have been held out to, this man ,to provint him from appearing against the prisonero. Sir R. Btaxtx—l certainly will not direct the witness to an ew* the Learned Counsel's questions if they go to invalidate' or impugn his testimony. We know the capacity in 'which he ap pears, but that is not sufficient to invalidate his evidence. Mr. Platt—lf the prosecutors are afraid of hie character being exposed, they are right to prevent that exposure. Perhaps I could show ',that this witness is the very man who tired his gun at Morgan. How can any one say that he is not - the man? I say that none of the prisoners were present on that occasion. Mr. Donee.--I have made out a ease against . the prisoners suf ficient, I think, to call for their committal. Mr. Platt—Here is Giles, one of the prisoners, against whom - there is not a shadow of evidence. Mr. Jones—l charge Giles with being armed, and near Dim church, on the coast of Kent, on the 11th of 11Iey last, when William Wynn vitx ext. Sir RICUARD Bi4tutr—Are you prepares' to prove that case? Mr. Jones--I will prove ii within au hour. A messenger was then dispatched to the Towtt Ibr a material tritest. William Wynn, the witness, wheat ptesence was required, was *hen sworn.—Was a seaman on board the Ramilics ; was stationed at Herring-hang, in the jiarish of Dimehurch, Kent, on the 11th of May last; was employed with others to ix -event smuggling; was cent out about 10 o'clock, and was stationed on the beach. About 12 o'alock, a party of smugglers came to the llerring-hang bony. A boat came in; was about 100 yards from her, but *could se* her quite plain, and Also the men in her... To the hest of vvitness's judgment 150 men crane down to the, coast. They were armed, and fired on. witnese ; anti witness red at them in return ; a volley was fired at witness while they rushed to the beach ; they were working the tubs; on the tieen:.d volley witness received a sing in the face ' • sonic of the tubs were seised. Whelan, another preventive man, had a shot lodged in his coat pocket ; the smugglers escaped ; they left a lowling.picce behind them. • Edward Horn, the approver, again caned—Recollects a transac tiou that took place Ai. Dimchurch on Saturday, the J I th of May. Went to George Ranaicy's house, at Allington-fright; fur the Or pose of being 'on the look-out. All the prisoners, except Robert Bailey and William Wyer, were there ; left the house of Ransley about seven or eight o'clock; went to Herring-hang, a distance of seven or eight miles from - Ranaley'S house; got to the sea-shore some time between twelve end two in the morning; Thomas Den nard was armed ; Samuel Bailey, „Thomas Gillaui, and Charles Giles, were 'alio armed ; but • Ransley „was not armed. He went forward to look out for the boat; ht, hallooed to us, and we all ran over to the boat ; those whQweie armed were stationed at each side of the boat, to ;net t the men as they landed the cargo; witness was armed n.i gun; cannot say wher e it was got from. Ransley and Sitinue Bailey are brothers by marriage ; li p Musky is married to Bailey' s sister ; the party ran from 80 to 100 casks of spirits that night ; Giles lost his arms on that aces. sion ; there was firing r:a the beach between the blockade and the smuggling party wl':ste the casks were landing ; Giles was wounded by the firing; I'..c was carried away into a little green field; wit ness carried 'aim his hack; ri 1 to ld : , On any of t '.ie party that itsight be shot; witness carried Giles for 40 or 5 '4 yards, and then he walked a bit himself; when witness and / ..e. arrived at the high road, they met with Hensley', who placed Giles in his cart, and drove him away;, Giles was wounded in the neck ; Ransley paid witness 20s. for his night's work. The tub men were paid about Is. each ; we generally spend the money we get at Ransley's house. Sir R. Bianie.......Why, what house does Rauslcy keep ? Mr. Jones.—He keeps a sort of a public-house ; but lam lin formed by the Magistrates that he is not licensed. Mr. Platt—Really I must say this is raising an unfair prejudice against the prisoner Ransley. I perceive that those gentlemen are taking notes. lam fully aware of the utility of ' reporting, but I fear that those loose assertions may injure soy client if they go fOrth without comment to the public. Smith, the dicer, was then called—Took the prisoner Giles into custody ut or near to Bikington, in Kent, on the morning of the 17th of the present mouth. He gave his name Wood, but he afterwards acknowledged' his name to be Charles Giles. . Looked at lils neck, and found the m ar k o f a w oun d, which h e accounted for, by saying it was the effect of a blister. Wm. Spillane was then 'culled to prove a third case against ,the `prisoners. ' ; 1 The evidi .... _ . ' ' '— • fence 11, M. reing dose , r. Platt observed that he upped the Prisoners tunit be committed for trial.' His advice to them therefore, would be to say nothing nt present. The prisoner* were then fully committed to Net:slate to , take their trial for the murder of Morgan, and also on two sqtarate charges of carrying arms on the coast of Kent, with a view to run smuggled goods. Ransley, the captain of the gang, ►s a man of a most detertdin ed appearance. He paid great attention to the examination, which lasted from a qUarter past 12 till pant five in the even:lig. The rest of the smugglers are principally young men, whose looks do not at all agree with their desperate trade. REVIVAL OF ALFRED'S. INSTITUTION IN THE MANOR OF GLASTONBURY. On Wednesday one of the most extraordinary scenes the inhabitants of the county of Somerset ever behild, took place at. Glastonbury, where Henry Hunt, Es q.; as Lord of the Manor, which comprehends a district of up wards of 100 miles, summoned the principal farmers to attend him, for the purpose of appointing Juries, according to the feudal system, and receiving directions upon the sib ;Oct of those long-neglected institutions which constitute the great boast of British antiquity. At two o'cloek the great room Of the White Hart Inn, where the Court was appointed to sit, was crowded by the farmers of the manor of Glaston Twelve Hides, to the number of about 200. Several gentlemen who wished to witness the form of the ceremonials observed, by the Lords of the Manor, in the Courts Leet of days long past, and who knew that the person now exercising the power, would not tread in the beaten path, were also present. The greater interest was excited by the expectation that Mr. Hunt intended, from the regard he bears to the popu lation of his Manor, as welt as from the abhorrence in which he holds the . practice of the low attorneys with which the county abounds, to give notice of the revival of the Court as established by Alfred the Great, to determine; tnjuriep, trespesses, debts, and other actions that are under • The Bailiff having commanded silence, and put in nonti- ' nation twelve men from each hundred or hide of Glaston, and the Lord having tendered the usual oaths, which required that the Juries should present nothing from malice, nor conceal any thing from fearor affection,or reward, Bic.: Mr. HUNT addressed them in the following.terms, hay- ' ing shown, however, that he would dispense with those severe observances upon the part of the Assembly which were required in the days of " Lord and Vassal :' " Gentlemen---I perceive that there is not so large' an attendance of jurors asol expected to meet upon this Oc caaiall; hut as I understand that the fault was my officer's and not yours; and that this, being the day appointed for holding Wells fair, was . 4 , i' _ .t ay on . which it was convenient f o o h r o y w o rl it t t o o' m at y te s t:: :ll l o mi shell „es nut a coesa er the partial disregard from the , necaoity of the in i p other light than as arising regret, f indeed, to find, that the market fr, - in which tunny you have just come, has turned out so iniierably ; liutit o is one of the inevitable t conseque nces of the system; and, untilthat system ends, w e must be content to feel those c l onse t tees in all their se verity. It is neces sar y fa r me to 'state w to . another year, acting as I do, in the name of you, that in shall enforce the regulations of this court in stteAtienaftAgli-f,rnedir as to make them worthy of the gretwauthority and to gain for you and me the approbation of all good men. althoughuut men. I shall in future enforce all the fines a thi s Co - int , leet ; but I shall exercise no arbitrary contro f l o il r , my power is fixed upon an immovable basis ; all be aware, that the authority of a manorial lord for merly extended so far over his vassals, that he could call them out in armour to fight for hint at a momenee notiee." --(A laugh.) . Here the farmers stared at each other. Mr. HUNT--The law of Alfred, upon which the insti tution of juries is founded, is a fine instance of the spirit of liberty which existed in the breast of that King. It was ma& not to protect the Barons against the vassals, but to protect the weak against the strong; to make the great responsible for what was done in the districts over w hich they presided, by the infliction of capital punish ment upon the aggressors of the poor and defenceless. I have no power, as Lord of. the Manor, to inflict any fine or other penalty, except I can prove it to be. consonant with the law of the land, anti I lament it; I lament it, standing here as I do, the ittepresentadie of the King, that the betintiful institutions of courts-leet and •cOurts baron have fallen into disrepute,in - Consequence Of the Cart less, slovenly, and often arbitinfy `nianner in which the duties have, for a series, of years, been performed. It is your duty-to inquire itAti 'kid present offences from felony down to the most trifling crime. It is also amongst your duties to appoint constables, wluise principal businets it Will be to collect the county stock, and hand it over to the treasurer; and I would have you to be cautious what men you appoint, for if they run away with the money, the county must be paid by you.—(A laugh.) „ . Several Farmers (evidently in a fright)—Oh; Lord! that's too hard. Mr. HUNT-By ' thi ou appoint the men your selves, and if , jtlit do it carelessly, you must take the con. secittelices. If I were to appoint the constables myself, and such an event as . I have supposed were to take place, then, indeed, it would be a hardship upon you to charge you with the responsibility; but the power of election is yours, not mine. A FAnsn lt if We appoint a respectable , man, he instahtly tefuses to act: Mr. HuNi.—lie can't refuse: Appoint those men whore you Conceive to be the mod trustworthy, and I shall, acting for the King, Make them act. You have also to 'appoint tithingmen—an important trust, for they have, to a certain degree, a controul over the safety, nay, the life, of society. A FARMEIt—Is it the fact, my Lord, that what we do will be cared about? . Mr. HUNT--Who Is the person that will dispute it ? Ant:niter FARMEtt—Why, one of the constables here thinks nothing of going into a public-house drunk at eight or nine o'clock at night, and ordering it to be shut up, and then he'll turn nil the people out, because he has a pique against the-landlord, and strip off his coat to fight. Mr. HUNT—I have heard of abuses of the kind, and 1 shall therefoJe act more resolutely ; and I . trust that you will present this and all other cases of such a nature. A FARSOM—Lord bless you, sie, the Corporation laugh at us, and say they don't care a fig for us. There is not a. man amongstthem that would not (strip off his coat to light if we disputed his power. Mr. HUNT---Very well. If ever you see any of them commit a breach of the peace, put him in the stocks. Look at this regulation. It is here said " there ought to be a pair of stocks kept in good repair in each tithing, for it is the tithingman's prison, and a thing very useful, as the world goes."- - --(Laughter.)---If you see the Corpora tion breaking the peace, cram them into the stocks upon my responsibility. I:ARBORS—We will; we'll do any thing you desire us to do ; but what will the Mayor and 'Squire Dickenson (the Recorder) say Mr. HUNT—Let them say what they choose; but if the Mayer and my friend (Mr. Dickenson) follow the example of the Corporation, why clap them in the stocks too— (Loud lauiliter.) Mr. HUNT-It is also in your power, in case of necessity, to try before the Lord Steward any offences short of felony, and that without the presence of a single" shark." You need not have any of the gentlemen of the law to assist or humbug you—(A laugh.)—lt is my intention to revive the Court Baron in the King's name, a Court in which all actions and suits under 44)5. shall be decided. From the revival of this Court, I expect the greatest benefit to the county. You all know that costs have been charged in a 395. ease, to the amount of 701. or 804 by those gen tlemen of the law. The FARMERS—We do indeed. We have seen enough of that sort of misery. Mr. HUNT—When I was in Banter gaol, for saying and doing what is at this day said and done by ever: , body, aye, in ten times a stronger manner, I found that four fifths of the debtors were imprisoned by their attorneys.— I. asked one what brought him there, and he said,." Why, 1 was defendant in a case where four or five shillings were demanded of ma unjustly. I defended it,. and succeeded, but my attorney sent me in a bill that I. was unable dis churl, and he then sent me here."-,-(A. another ease a fallow prisoner accounted to me for his re tirement, by saying, " Why, I was plaintiff '(,lciud laughter) in a case in which I was entitled to 365. or 375. To be sure I gained my suit; but my attorney brought me in a charge for fifty times the amount of the verdict, and, as I was not able to pay the demand, he locked me• up here." So much for the establishment of the County CourtS, where the moment you enter, you have a devil at each side of you. How the devil then can you expect to escape? —(A laugh, and cries of Never, never!)--It is infinitely better to go before the Judges, expensive as that sort of proceeding is, than to appeal to such Courts. It is, there fore, my determination, under good advice, to appoint the revival of the Court Baron, the summonses to attend which will cost but Id., and all the expellees attending which will not amount, under any circumstances, to more than 4s. or ss. at the utmost; and I thiOk that this manor will be more benefited by the revival than it has been benefited by any thing that has befallen it within the me mory of man. A FAasttia here expressed his astonishment at the as surance that the power of the Corporation was not suffi cient to Overwhelm juries, and constables and all; and he asked, whether, the Corporation could not snake laws strong enough to render those of Alfred unavailable ? Mr. OLIVER MAYWARD, who, it will be recollected, se conded the nomination of Mr. Hunt at Bridgewater, and had a sharp bout at Behester with Sir Thomas Lethbridge, said that the question of the juryman was certainly a very natural one. The Corporation, he believed, thought they were omnipOtent, and he thought that they were supported in that opinion by those who presided at the Quarter Sessions. " Why I," said he, " was, present when it .was decided diet a woman ought to be compelled to serve as conetable."—(A laugh). Mr. HUNT—Very well ; it was quite natural for the. Quarter Sessions to decide upon that point. Mow would you have a set of old women decide in the name of God (loud laughter)? Now, Gentlemen, there cannot be a more beautiful system of law than that under which you `are now acting. There is here a perfect security to the life of the subject. it is here said, " You are also to in quire of bloodsheds. If any persons within the precincts of this leet bath wilfully or maliciously drawn blood from the person of another, it is here punishable?' You see how careful this most admirable of Kings was of his sub jects. This authority still exists in the institution of his appointment, and yet it is so neglected, that a ruffian is allowed to go into a public-house, to turn every one out, and to strip and provoke peaceable persons to tight. lam tillable, so judiciously limited is the authority of the lord of the manor, although the 'offspring of feudal days, to lunish a fellow of this description without your concur- twice. Several FARSIERs.—The fellows do what they please. --They radish every one they'dislike, and p ass b y those that are in their. favour. Mr. HuNT,—I hope that you will not choose any such warlike officer from amongst you, and I trust that this time twelvemonth I shall see you all here, after having loyally performed your duties. An old FARmP.R.—Aye, we'll perform our duties loyally to you, but to nobody else, my lord; we love you better than we love any one else. Mr. Hu wr— Tie all nonsense to talk about loyalty to m suppose you mean to me, because I am the Re presentative of the King here—but it is nonsense to . talk 1 1 1 ° ,0 5: . a .. 1 ,tY either er to me or to a king for whom .- I may act. laws; by is a man Who stands up to support good his o t i;witio ollig so, he of course supports it to imply the obli support good laws does not necessarily good kings, but has nottmg to do may tithing t on to support any sort of a person who with, a throne.—(A laugh.)—Loyalty wholesome iiistitutions4itersou ; it merely refers to the reside.thi;lCr.moirtLiinnwabiiihmlwniivrr aestors, one of which is ti:e re "Ifild that he would be per mitted to ask Mr. limit, f o resentaiive of the King , w hether the public would b e able keep attorneys nut of the Court Baron, because the 'tower to that question would he decisive with him ay to the e#eet of reviving the old Court. Mr.4luNT—Waa there ever a place into w}ich they did not worm theinselves ? None, except, that in 'Which there was little or tiothing to be had,:(Laughter.)—l have to announce kir, myself, I shall riot silk any body 'Out—(Cheert)--but the " sharks' shall get very indif ferent encouragement from Inc wherever 1 meet them.— (A" laugh.) All the Jurors declared, that they would poy.the utmost attention to What had filleh froth the Lord of the Manor. Mr.,HusT.l—l most strongly inculcate the dOetrine, upon all occasions, of obedience to the laws. I have been accused of a disposition to violate the laws, when, God knows, it was peace and good-will that I inculcated uni formly. I, at the same time, declare that men must stand up for their rights and liberties, and defend them too, if it be requisite, with the risk-=-aye, the kiss df their lives. In former days, hien used to tome *trued cap-ri-pie to defend their Lerdti. They sorely could not hesitate to stand up for their own rights, now that circumstances are altered. A FARMER.—Aye, but if they strain us so, how can us stand up.—(A laugh.) Mr. HuNT..--Stritin 7ou Aye, you will be strained. Another FARMER.*- We are strained, indeed : at the fair to-day at Wells, there was an immense stock both of cattle and sheep, particularly of the latter. There were not purchasers for half the sheep, and those who sold got ruinous prices, not exceeding half of what they sold for last year. Both lean beasts and fat cattle sold at prices lower than ever was remembered before. A friend of mine bought such oxen for 20/. a-head as he had a short time ago given 40/. for. The best fat beef w't sold at Bs. a score, or 4d. per lb. A good three-year old Devonshire heifer, which could have readily fetched some years since 16 or 18 guineas, bretight no more than from 71. to 8 ;guineas, • Mr. HuNT—I regret' the condition of the market greatly; but without pretending to be a prophet, I said long ago that things would come to this pass. Look at the conduct of our Landowners, who are now afraid to budge with any of their nefarious, but, I rejoice to say, totally harmless petitions. Oh, it reminds me of the admirable words of that ornament of the British nation, whose contempt for the persons he described was as great as • any other of his strong emotions. " Mas the country ! How shall tongue or pen Bewail her now un-country gentlemen! The last to bid the cry of warfare cease, The first to make a malady of peace? For what were all those country patriots born ? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn : But corn, like every mortal thing, ,must fall, Kings, conquerors, and markets most of all !"—[Laughter.] Mr. HUNT, in the course of his address, took the op portunity 'of alluding to IVIr. Peel's Special Jury Bill. " There is ageneral mistake," said he, " With respect to that Bill. It is true, when first it was introduced to the House of Commons, there were some things in it which looked promising, but itseems to be little known that a conference was held between the two Houses, and that all the po pular clauses were struck out. The Bill certainly extends the number of those who are to serve upon Special Juries, but it also caused to be legal that which was illegal before. The King has by , this Bill, the power of appointing his own juries, so that very little diffe rence exists between the old and new Acts,with theexception of that clause which renders the chances of the subject more desperate now than they were before. , I greatly lament the melancholy description which has been given of Wells Fair. You will all go home now, and pay your rents as well as you . can. I hope, however, before you part with your last shilling, that you will make an effort to keep it. I hope to see you all free, happy, and prosperous; but those blessings can never reach us, while things re unuin they are now. This may be called ; in consequence of the subjects which 1 have introduced to your notice, and the unrestricted conversation which has taken place between us—a political meeting,. What do we care what they call it? 'We hive tiectt discussing the tendency of certain laws or tuts very , greatest moment to us, and all laws are matter of politic,. 'Mimic which tend to diminish us; *realm otir right and liherties, must be designated political. To draw tie distinctions upon such an occalion is gross absurdity. I trust that whatever other people may say,. you are convinced that I never gave you bad ad vice." • All the FAamrss—Never never. Hunt forever. You always told us the truth. Whet shall we do ? Mr. litirr—Why call a County Meeting, and request those gentlemen who now tread upon the farmer and the labourer to lower your rents. FARMERS—That's a cry they will never listen to. That will never do. Mr. HUNT--No, they never will, so long as they esti grind you as the miller grinds your wheat. I remember having heard landlords say, in asking about the qualifica ions of persons who wanted to become tenants, " What sort of fellows are they—will they stand up for themselves ?" and if the answer was in the affirmative, the applicants were dismissed with a flat negative—(A laugh.)—Now I hope to see the day when the farmers will say, in looking for a landlord, " What sort of a fellow is this ? How does he act •to his tenants ?" And if they hear an unfavourable account of him, I trust they will spurn him with the in dignation which inhumanity can never fail to excite in the bosom of an honest man—(Loud cheers.) The Jurers then returned the names of some of the moat creditable men in the manor to serve in the different offices. The elected persons complained heavily of being called to till• such situations, anti pleaded several things in excuse of their services; but Mr. Hunt o►er-ruled them all, de claring that he rejoiced that the Jurors had taken•so much care of the public as to elect men who were qualified to serve them so effectually. The several officers, according to custom, pulled out the fees which the elected are usually called upon to pay; but the Lord of the manor said, he was determined to support the dignity of the personage whom be represented, by reject ing, all fees. He dissolved, after having received the va rious presentments, the proceedings of the Court, which listed froM two till near six o'clock, when Mr. Hunt gave a dinner to several of his friends and tenants, upon which occasion a very extraordinary discussion took place. The following is an ,account of the respective ages at which many of the Archhishotm of Canterbury, since the Refor ma ti on under •Elizabeih, have been ad vanced to that see : Year; of Nominati l o3:.cheh)ra a N r a e rn m ei a . rked with a B. 1559 5 b .. • 1675-6 ........... Gri: dal, B. 1683 • Whitgift, &... 53 1604 1611 .. . Abb ott, B. 1633 1660 1663 Sheldon, 11. 1677-8 ............ Sancrati'll. 1691 .. .... . ........ Ti llotson 1695 ......... ... „. Tennison 1715 .. ........ . .... W ake.. 57 ....... 1737 .... . .. P ot t er . 63 1747 ............ ... Herring, B. 1757 ............... Hutton • 64 1758 ............... :Seeker, Widower 1 7 62 ..• .... . ... ••• Cornwallis 1788 ............... Moore 1805 ............... Sutton ... 50 It ries generally been thought that the circumstance of only one child havinilieen born to , an A rc hbi s h op during the space of 20' Years, has heen.nwing to the advanced age of the Primates at their promotion, but from the 'above statement it is evident that it is partly attributable to the great number of them who were s ingle men. Lord Ponsonby left Rio for Buenos Ayres on the 28th of August. It was expected, that, on the arrival of his Lordship in the Rio Plata, every thing would be amicably arranged between Brazil and Buenos Aytts• FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Irr s e E ra i t • CONSTANTINOPLE, ( e 2 E 9it iie The official answer 'of the Porte td the Russian Ultimatum was not announced until this day, nbr communicated to any Member of the Diplomatic Body, M. Minziacky hating threatened to leave the capital immediately, the Reiti Effendi declared to him that he had already sent the necessary instructions td Akermann, and that they would at that time be known to the Coinmissioners of each party: lie inveighed in the most bitter manner against the arrogant spirit of Russia.— The whole of the evasive respOnies, of the Tarkitt Minis ter have indeedbeen accompanied by a torrent of reptidathee upon the conduct of Russia, which he designates as op posed to every principle of propriety, and also to that re spect which is due from one State, to another, agreeably to the rights of nations. The interpreter of the Russian Em bassy, Tranchini, endeavoured in vain to calm the ill humour of the Reis Effendi, and to learn the answer of the Porte, which has probably been sent to Akermann, that he might be able, as he said, to regulate himself in re spect to the preparations for the departure of the Officers of the Embassy. The Reis Effendi merely declared, that the forces of the Ottoman Empire were neither so weaken.. ed nor so broken down as the rest of Europe- imagined, and it is said that he employed, on the supposition of a case of pressing necessity, a comparison, which, however strange it may appear, gave the interpreter sufficiently to understand that the Porte, shonld a war take place, could calculate apon foreign assistance. M., de Minziacky who, on the other hand, had received intelligence from Moscow, that the Emperor had been displeased at the delay grunted to the Porte, and fixed, in the first instance, for the 25th September, had been pro longed to the.27th October, is not a little embarrassed by this answer, because the task .of terminating the confer ences depenthi entirely upon the Turkish Commissioners at Akermanni and not knowing what instructions have been sent to them, he its at a loss what conduct to follow. It is thought that the Divan, in promising the ratification of the Sultan to the formal acceptance of the Ultimatum, is desirous of preserving sufficient liberty to gain time; and at last, as circumstances may turn out, to disavow or ap prove of the conduct of the Turkish Negociators. How• ever complicated the present reports are, the greater part of the diplomatists ate of opinion, that the Porte is merely haggling, in order to obtaia better conditions; and that the Commissioners have secret instructions to grant every thing, if necessity require it. This opinion appears so much the more probable, that no preparations are making for war, which the Porte, moreover, under present. cir cumstances, 'is incapable' of carrying on. VIENNA, OCT. 18.—It Is said, that a part of the Rus sian troops, which are stationed in the Crimea, have been embarked at Sebastopol, on board a Russian fleet, com manded by Admiral Greig, in order to be -transported to the mouth of the Phasis. Lieutenant-General Woronzow, one of the Russian Convnissioners at Akermann, set out in great haste for the Crimea, to urge the march of these reinforcements. The Internuncio of Austria,,Baron d'Ottenels, who had gone for the reestablishment of his health, to the baths at Broussa, returned on the 22d to Constantinople. On the same day the French Ambassador, Lieutenant-General Count de Guilleminot, arrived from Paris, accompanied by his brother-in-law, General Ferning, Baron Beugnot, and the rest of the suite of the Embassy. PARIS, OCT. 24.—1 t is quite certain, since he affirms it, that M. de Jouy heard, with his two ears, Telma cry out three times, that he wished to die like Voltaire; but it is quite certain also, according to all the information that has reached us, that Telma neither said so three times, nor once. . (From the Journal des Debuts of Wednesday.) VIENNA, OCT. 18.—The Austrian Observer publishes the following news from Turkey : The Turkish Government; taught by experience, and not being able immediately to order the streets in, general to be widened, and the houses built of stone, has com manded that the partition walls at least shall be of stone, and has purchased plots of ground, on which public build ings are to be erected, with court-yards, void spaces, and stone walls. These measures may diminish the chances of danger. It is said that part of the Russian troops stationed in the Crimea have been embarked at Sebastopol, on board the Russian fleet, commanded by Admiral Greig, to be conveyed to the mouth of the Phasis. Lieutenant Gene ral Woronzoff, one of the Russian Commissioners at Aker mann, had set out in all haste for the Crimea, to accelerate the departure of these reinforcements. (From the Quotidienne.) PARIS, OCT. one o'clock Mr. Canning had a private audience of the King, which lasted for three quar ters of an hour, and in which his Excellency took leave of his Majesty. Mr. Canning is to leave this evening for London. M. Crapelet was admitted to present to the King a work which he is going to publish, on Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIII, OCT. 25.—Five per Cents. 99f. 98f. 75c. 99f. sc. 10c. sc. 10c. ; Three per Cents. 68f. 70c. 85c. 80c. 75c. 70c. ; Bank Actions, 2045 f. 20421. 50c ; Naples R►ntes, 75f. 45e. 85c. ; Cortes Bonds, 10f.-.-Exchange .—One month, 25f. 61:k. ; Three months, 25f. 40c. SWITZERLAND. DECREE OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE CONCERNING FOREIGNERS. GENEVA, OCT. 19.—" Art. 1. Every foreigner, within 24 hours after his arrival, must appear at the Police to don , ,e Art. s o at 2. enteringthe Fareigne r s town. desiring deliver up his passport and g iv e hi s a dd ress , un l ess h e h ave to.riside more than three weeks at Geneva, must be sent to the Department for Foreigners. " Art. S. No Foreigner shall be allo we d to res id e i n t h e Canton unless he have a regular passp o rt, or smite valid authority from his Government. foreigners belonging to countries having a Minister accredited at the Confede ration, shall have their passports certified by their respec tive Legations. " Art. 4. Foreigners who shall establish themselves in the Canton without permission, and masters of houses, and other persons who receive them, will render them selves liable to be fined and imprisoned for four days. Art..s. Every foreigner sent out of the Canton who shall return, may be conveyed back to the frontiers by the soldiery, or lodged in prison to be tried; and he may be fined 200 florins, and imprisoned four days. If he repeat the offence, the punishment may be doubled. " Art. 6. The Correctional Tribunal shall take cogni zance of these matt.ers. "Art. 7. Foreigners not regularly domicile/1 in Geneva, having Ministers accredited to the Confederation, when they require new passports to quit the country, 'bust ad dress themselves to . their Legations, and their passports must be inspected at the Police-oflice, and certified." If the restrictions on freely publishing one's .thoughts be displeasing to the Genovese, they can only blame them selves. We can, however, affirm, without danger of eon ' tradiction;t:hat there never was a law less consonant to the whole epcee:Psiltey"foer displeased and In in l i d nds hn o ni f b th ie e d b G y e i n t e . ve ß se n . t when h its existence will also cease.' That will be determin e d by the law itself. Never , in ot he r res p ects, w ere circumstan ces more' favourable for Switzerland ass um i ng that firm and noble attitude whi c h is suitable to a f rpe state. 'We therefore await the re sult of the wisdom a nd patriotism o f the Diet. T BUENOS AYRES, AUG. 4.--The Brazilian squa dron continues to cruize in sight of the City, an the result of an encounter which took place between it and the ships belonging to this State, on the 30th ult., is► likely to render the blockade still more effectual. With the exception of one open boat, manned by Eng lishmen, We know of no privateering out of this place, but we believe one or tw►o vessels are in preparation for this object in the river. A Y AT QNLO'CLOCK. South Sea ........ -- Old Annuities ....... ........... --- New Ditto .. . ..... .. -- Ex. Bills, :000 ... .25 SIB prni DIU° 5OO 2d 20 pm. Ditto Small ... ... 2d. ........ 26pin. Ditto Commercial ................ -- Bank Ibr Operding ............ ... .; -- India for Account ............. . Cons. for Account NDS AT 014 E 0 CLOCK. Neapolitan, lti24 ....... -- Peruvian Bonds . . ............ Portuguese Bonds ................. :, Pfassian, 5 per cent. ......... Ditto, New ....................... ..93Ya Russian, New, sp. c. ......... -- Spanish, 1821 ................. ..... ------1182:1 ............. ...... French Rentes, 5 pc....... —4. -- Exchange............ —t. - - c. 3 per cent. . ......... Exchange........... PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE °CLOCK. F. . . Per Shaft Anglo Mexican Mining Comp...J . ly ,£'lo ' 27►,z Bolivar Mining Company tv.!i, Initnh Iron Mining Company fag 5!. 4. Coltitnbian Mining Company l5 13 United Mexican MinhigCompany 25 —_-- PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock ................. «.....229 Gov. Stock, sy, pet Genf . SO% Ditto, New 4 per Cent. ' Pa' Gov, Deb. 31i per cent B9N Consols, 3 per cent. SO34 Royal Canal Stock 24X 5 Grand Canal Stock • City Deb. 4 per ...... Ballast (Mice Deb. 4 per cent, -- ITOCKS, OCT. 25. St. Fattick Insur. (per share)... Royal Irish Ditto .................. National Ditto ............... Patriotic Ditto .................... Hibernian Bank ................... Provincial Ditto ... ......... . ..... Royal Irish Mine ............ I m p e rial Mine ........ ........... 7 Mining Ccs.of Ireland ..... I Commercial Buildings ............ COURSE OF EXCIIA Amsterdam C.F. 12 S i Ditto, at sight - l2 5 i Rotterdam 2U. IV 9 Antwerp l2 9 Hambufgh....— ......... 214 U 37 8 Altona 2 U. 37 9 Paris, 3 days' right Ditto 2U. 26 0 Bordeaux ~. Berlin ~... Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 155 Peteraburgh, rble 3 Us. 8% Vienna, eflbctive ti •2M.10 25 Trieste do. Madrid ... 34 Cadiz 34 Bilboa 34 Barcelona 33 Seville 93 Gibraltar 45 ------- NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn ........................ .... 47 yi Genoa ........................ .. ..... 434. Venice ........................... . 6. Malta ............................ .... Ntees. ..... .. ...................... , 11411.39 , Pc • •mu ............ .....per oz. Lisbon ............................... 6%. Oporto ............................. 49 Rio Janeiro. ...................... 43Y4 Bahia .............................. ASY,i .. Buenos Avres .................... 43 IS Dublin, 21 days' sight •••••""•••••"" lyi Cork ................................. 0. d. Pelt OZ. S. P . ortugal Gold, in (*An..., 0 0 0 loreign Gold, in bars ...... 3 V. „ New Doubloons ..........-• . 0 " ''.,i New Dollars .................. 0 4 . 71 Silver, in bars. st 7.(.2...".:. MA Arrived. Due. O Americ - I O Brasil 0 O Buenos Ayres O Donaghadee 0 1 Dublin O Flanders 0 O France O Gottenburgh 0 ------ OW. al IG !I WATER 6minu A tes T LONDO N after 0 . isvenßßingll/..0...E. 0-mil___22_________llloteliltitir Morning Zbt run. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1816• The Gazette of last night contains the abstract of two letters transmitted to Mr. CROK ER by Vice- Admiral Sir H. NEALE, Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's ships in the Mediterranean, from CaP taiu :' HAMILTON and SOTHEBY, of the Carabritas end Seringapatant, reporting the capture or destructio of seven piratical vessels in the Archipelago. 111"* services were performed under the orders of Lieutenants. G REGOR Y and BURNETT, . R.N. , and LieuteNnt' PARKER, of the Royal - Marines , WithOU our side ; and thegood conduct of the OffiCerS g NoticedAYitl? men employed on all the occasions commendation in the letters front both Captains' 01 We mentioned sometime since th at the attention had b een our Naval Officers in the Mediterra nean : ray specially directed to the suppression of pirst; cl * P tices, and in this commencement o f their operatiot. la i s e foresee the speedy exterminatio n of every pirate w the Archipelago. eany loss oft We almost regret that our gallant officers and should not have more frequent opportunities o t dig . ~,r t hy playing their 's of bein enterprise, and with enemies more `"- g oppoSed to British seamen than these tut creants. We received last evening the .Paxis Papers 0 . f We d " I nesday, and the Dade dated Thursday morning- 11lie atter contains, from the Gazette Universel lt, an O le ! from Constantinople dated the 29th Sept, whi ch , Ls well calculated to excite fresh doubts whether the i ll. telligence before published of the Russian filliolati: htoicial::::: tih)ee - 11-t r :11:e having been accepted at Akermann be true. T b l M. MINZIACKY, that Ambassador threate"ed article mentions that in consequence of die o ffit :: , answer of the Porte not having been communicate' to s oot leave the City, on which the Rats EFESS PI fr t . d ct e i a o v n o s ur t o e d A k subsequentlye rm antl,w proached him bitterly with the arrogant Conduct of s ii a:y va i i n n st e r n u Russia, declaring that he had already " t 0.1 the ne cco• The Dragoman of the Rtlssintegatioden known there. EFFENDI, and to worm out of him the nature t to every titietioll' answer given, but he replied evasively t . and Indulged in a torrent of reproaches ogni fist , e i l l i c Russian Goverment , declaring that. the force O f ''', Ottoman Empire we* not so weakened as was iniaginede and insinuating that in case of necessity the I", , would receive Foreign aid. This co nduct on the would part of the REIS EFFENDI had greatly Pz of MINZIACKY, whether to prepare for his depsrtute, _ not, more particularly as he had re ceived an intitnattoo from 'Moscow of the EMP ERON'S dissatisfaction 4401° thi prolongation of the time for the final answer to. 7th of this month. tl It is p e rfectly evident from the feelings manißste by the Turkish Minister that, whether the Ultiaio' has b ee n a ccepted or not, the time cannot be far dis L... 'r " o tant when a rupture between the two .Finpi..- 0 take place. If it be . accepted, the SULTA.N 11 1 0 have no doubt, been influenced solely by a wi l ; th , gain time, but with no sincere desire to a rrange e l . differences upon the conditions imposed by flossli: a pu blir: The. SULTAN , according to accounts in the Austrian Olosel Witt er -has given orders foriartot Jr useful regulations to be adedxo in rebuilding which have been destroY quarters of Constantinop le, a by fire. 'Partition walls of stone arc to ba require PRlteling . trr STOCKS Tail Bank Stock • . .--- 3 per Cent. Red , , .., ST% I 3 per Cent. Cons. ..... .....,.., Bl3i 334 per Cent. Ditto Red. — 4 per Cent. New Ditto, 1826 9 5 %34 Rank Long Ann. — India Stock — Dittollionds u., 42 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN Fl Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. Brazilian puenos Ayres Bonds. , — Chßia4 Bonds, 6 per ct. , Colombian Bondi s64 Ottto, /924 - 36% Danish. 3 pgr cent. Greek Dorms • Ditto, 1826 Onatnnala Mexican Bonds Do. MIS 6354104 3 Arrived. o 0 u ern se y & Jerol. o lianabargh ....... o Holland .............. o J a maica . . ............ 0 o Leeward Islands ... oLisbon . ................ ? ILS.